page_title: Calling of the disciples
hierarchical_section_title: Calling of the disciples
context_page_description: The calling of the disciples is a key episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament. It appears in Matthew 4:18–22, 3:16-20] and Luke 5:1–11 on the Sea of Galilee. John 1:35–51 reports the first encounter with two of the disciples a little earlier in the presence of John the Baptist. Particularly in the Gospel of Mark, the beginning of the Ministry of Jesus and the call of the first disciples are inseparable.
context_section_description: The calling of the disciples is a key episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament. It appears in Matthew 4:18–22, 3:16-20] and Luke 5:1–11 on the Sea of Galilee. John 1:35–51 reports the first encounter with two of the disciples a little earlier in the presence of John the Baptist. Particularly in the Gospel of Mark, the beginning of the Ministry of Jesus and the call of the first disciples are inseparable.
caption: Jesus (on the left) is being identified by John the Baptist  as the "Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world", in John 1:29.[1] 17th century depiction by Vannini.
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